 West Indies legend Michael Holding said England바카라s decision to cancel its white-ball tours of Pakistan smacked of 바카라western arrogance바카라 and the country wouldn바카라t have ever done this to a 바카라rich and powerful바카라 India. (More Cricket News)
England men and women teams were scheduled to tour Pakistan this month but their Cricket Board (ECB) cancelled both the series, citing 바카라mental and physical well-being바카라 of players and security concerns.
바카라The ECB statement doesn바카라t wash with me. No substance,바카라 Holding was quoted as saying by BBC Sport after receiving the Cricket Writers바카라 Club Peter Smith Award on Tuesday.
바카라Nobody wants to come forward and face up to anything because they know what they did was wrong. So they put out a statement and hid behind a statement. It just reminds me of the rubbish they did with Black Lives Matter,바카라 he said.
바카라I won바카라t go back into that because I바카라ve said enough about that. But what that signal sends to me, is the same Western arrogance. I will treat you how I feel like treating you, it doesn't matter what you think, I'll just do what I want,바카라 he added.
ECB바카라s decision to abandon the tour came just three days after New Zealand had pulled out of a tour of Pakistan at the last minute, due to security concerns. Had the tour been on, it would have been the first time since 2005 when England men would have played in Pakistan, while their women have never played in that country.
Holding sympathised with Pakistan and said had it been India, England wouldn바카라t have dared to cancel the tour. 바카라Pakistan went to England before vaccines were available for six or seven weeks,바카라 said Holding, who played 60 Tests for West Indies before becoming a celebrated commentator.
바카라They stayed, they played their cricket, they honoured what England wanted them to honour, to save England바카라s butt, to put it mildly. Four days in Pakistan? I바카라m absolutely sure they would not have done that to India, because India is rich and powerful,바카라 he added.
